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Help[Opinions] Re: Griselda
in reply to a message by Bear
As usual, I don't have any valuable info to offer - but I have a question: does anybody know around what time, what era white/grey hair became a symbol of wisdom? I'd love the grey hair part to be "wisdom in disguise" ;-)
As for Griselda, I can't claim that I'm overly fond of this name, but Grizel on the other hand... that one I find strangely appealing. Not that I'd ever use it, but you know...
By the way, did I ever mention that I apparently grew up in "the village of 'strange'/uncommon names"? Could I make you happy by telling you that there used to be a Griseldis at my school? She would be around 19 now.
As for Griselda, I can't claim that I'm overly fond of this name, but Grizel on the other hand... that one I find strangely appealing. Not that I'd ever use it, but you know...
By the way, did I ever mention that I apparently grew up in "the village of 'strange'/uncommon names"? Could I make you happy by telling you that there used to be a Griseldis at my school? She would be around 19 now.
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Griseldis? Fabulis! :-D
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I don't think you can pinpoint a time when grey hair became a symbol for wisdom - I'd bet it's been a pan-cultural assocaition since time immemorial. Just because, especially in days of yore when people were not expected to live past forty, a grey-haired person would undoubtedly have seen a lot of things and amassed many experiences and therefore was regarded as being "wise".
Griseldis is AWESOME and so is Grizel, ohhh my gosh.
Griseldis is AWESOME and so is Grizel, ohhh my gosh.
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That's probably very true. (See what kind of stupid things I say/ask when I've only slept three hours at night? ;-) )
Anyway, I guess I'd love this grey part to mean wisdom because I've fallen for Líadan. Another name I'll probably never get to use, but hey, beautiful nonetheless.
If you like Griseldis, then how about Theolinde (she should be 25 by now I'd think)?
Bilhildis? Adelinde? (sweet old ladies I daren't ask their exact age ;-) )
Brunhilde (in her late 50s)?
Anyway, I guess I'd love this grey part to mean wisdom because I've fallen for Líadan. Another name I'll probably never get to use, but hey, beautiful nonetheless.
If you like Griseldis, then how about Theolinde (she should be 25 by now I'd think)?
Bilhildis? Adelinde? (sweet old ladies I daren't ask their exact age ;-) )
Brunhilde (in her late 50s)?
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Nahh it's not a stupid thing to wonder, I think things like that all the time, and I get obscene amounts of sleep!
Theolinde is soooo pretty, oh my god, I think I like it even more than Theodora! Bilhildis is adorable, ohh wow. Adelinde is the perfect name for a sweet old lady I think. And Brunhilde is close to my heart - my origianl 1980's cabbage patch doll came with the name Brunhilda Annabelle on her adoption certificate ;)
Theolinde is soooo pretty, oh my god, I think I like it even more than Theodora! Bilhildis is adorable, ohh wow. Adelinde is the perfect name for a sweet old lady I think. And Brunhilde is close to my heart - my origianl 1980's cabbage patch doll came with the name Brunhilda Annabelle on her adoption certificate ;)
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